☸️ Dharma Wheel Signifying Buddhism and enlightenment. ☯️ Yin Yang Representing balance and harmony in Taoism. ✝️ Latin Cross Symbolizing Christianity and sacrifice. ☦️ Orthodox Cross Representing Eastern Orthodox Christianity. ☪️ Star and Crescent Symbol of Islam and faith. ...
What does ''Turning the wheel of Dhamma'' (Dhammacakkappavattana) mean? “转”Cakra,是印度古代战争中用的一种武器 ,它的形状像个轮子。印度古代有一种传说,征服四方的大王叫做转轮王,他出生的时候,空中自然出现此轮,预示他的前途无敌。这里以轮来比喻佛所说的法。佛的法轮出现于世,一切不正确的见解、...
No. Does it mean Americans all have the same opinion on the continuance of slavery in American Prison’s? No. The Constitution is a symbol of American law, values, and ethics just as the Sharia is a symbol of Islam’s laws, values, and ethics. For a more comprehensive discus...
This text flashes new light on this whole topic. Don’t miss it. One group gets the mark of the beastin their foreheadswhile the other group has the name of God writtenin their foreheads. Does Revelation mean to imply that the 144,000 will have visible words written on their skin abov...
What does the Tipitaka mean in Buddhism? What did Confucianism and Legalism address that Daoism did not? What did Lao Tzu write? Did Lao Tzu teach Siddhartha? What are the differences between the Tao Te Ching and Buddhism? What is dogma is Daoism?
distant goal that we can only achieve after going through the long process of the paths and stages, as it is said in the traditional teachings. Due to that, we fail to realise that we can have enlightenment instantly; it is not a reward that we get at the terminus point of the path....
If you focus on the Enlightenment and the Age of Revolutions—on Napoleon in France, Toussaint L’Ouverture in Haiti, and Simon Bolivar in Latin America—nearly all the so-called democratic revolutions of this period existed in tension with this lure of the charismatic strongman. In most of th...
The Om symbol has been around for thousands of years, and its use dates back to ancient India when it was used as part of rituals associated with meditation and spiritual enlightenment. In fact, many people believe that chanting the Om mantra can help bring one closer to achieving a higher...
who went back almost a millennium. In this old order, humans were comfortable with the idea that equality doesn’t mean anything and does not exist in reality. If anything, equality is a dangerous reality. As al-Hassan (the son of Ali bin Abi Taleb) is reported to have said in a cryp...
How does Zen differ from Buddhism? Zen emphasizes meditation, intuition, and direct experience with less emphasis on scriptures and rituals, unlike the broader practices in Buddhism. 13 Can enlightenment be achieved in one lifetime according to Zen? Yes, Zen teaches that enlightenment can be realiz...